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Old 12-09-2015, 08:59 PM
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Has anyone debadged the letters on the back of the car

I have a 2015 s 550 coupe -4 months old. On the back I've got the s550 badge and on the right the 4 matic badge. The c has already come off and every time I get the car wash it seems like the towels they dry it with are getting stuck in the letters and causing the problem.

Question. How easy to just remove all the lettering completely. And will the paint underneath look the same. Seems like they are just stuck on with adhesive. Has anyone debadged their s550 sedan or coupe? Any pictures? Hoes it look?
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yes, I had it done the day after delivery
heating up the letters with a hair dryer or the like helps tremendously........then wiggle them off with a small prying tool or some floss.......use goo gone to remove the sticky residue......but make sure to get ALL the goo gone off because that can damage your nice paint.....


looks way better IMO, and I can just tell people it's a C class
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i also removed the badges with hair dryer and dental floss. it is easy.

I started with my e55 so that people would not always want to race. then I kept doing it.
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All of my cars are de-badged. Just use dental floss and a good cleaner and wax to finish it off. In fact, my dealer now knows I prefer the de-badged look and has done it for me on my last two purchases.
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GooGone and dental floss work like a charm.
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looks great venture......if they don't know, then they don't need to know
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Does anyone have experience debadging the "S550" on the matte grey paint. I am worried I will end up ruining the paint somehow...
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Does anyone have experience debadging the "S550" on the matte grey paint. I am worried I will end up ruining the paint somehow...
I have debadged all my cars in multiple colors. Never a matte finish, however. I would suggest removing one letter with dental floss or fishing line and observe the results. If there is "ghosting" that you can't remove you can always re-apply that letter with double sided tape. Works like a charm.
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Does anyone have experience debadging the "S550" on the matte grey paint. I am worried I will end up ruining the paint somehow...
How "new" is the car, letters get harder to remove the longer they have set

If nervous, ask a high end detail shop to do it, matte is surprisingly durable so I don't think you'll have any issues even if you do it yourself
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Car was built in February 2016, so its brand new.I would love to hear from an S-class owner that has the matte paint and that has debadged the "S550" if any are around.
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Originally Posted by hyperion667
yes, I had it done the day after delivery
heating up the letters with a hair dryer or the like helps tremendously........then wiggle them off with a small prying tool or some floss.......use goo gone to remove the sticky residue......but make sure to get ALL the goo gone off because that can damage your nice paint.....


looks way better IMO, and I can just tell people it's a C class
Agreed! First thing I'm doing tomorrow when my '14 S550 gets delivered to my house
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did mine with hairdryer and my fingernails! heat them real well and they drop off.
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First thing I do when I bring a new car home.
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mandatory!! it cleans up the look and just brings it up a level! and if the car is black.. chrome delete for sure!
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First thing I do when I bring a new car home.
Next step is to get rid of the dealer license plate frame
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GooGone and dental floss work like a charm.
I always use a hairdryer & WD40

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